The TUF 17 Finale takes place April 13 in Las Vegas. The event is expected to have a main card on FX following prelims on FUEL TV and Facebook.

Tate went 5-2 in Strikeforce and won the 135-pound title in July 2011 with a fourth-round submission of Marloes Coenen. But in her first title defense, she ran into Ronda Rousey and was submitted by first-round armbar. Tate, though, did last longer than any other Rousey opponent.

She returned from the loss in August and submitted Julie Kedzie, ironically with an armbar, deep into the third round of their back-and-forth fight. That win gave her six victories in her past seven fights, and she has nine stoppages in her 13 career wins.

Zingano has been perfect in her MMA career with six stoppages in her seven wins. In October, she submitted Raquel Pennington with a second-round rear-naked choke in her Invicta debut. Zingano signed with Strikeforce this past August and was slated to face Amanda Nunes in September. But that card was canceled, and Zingano shifted back to Invicta to stay active.

Zingano, who runs a Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Colorado, also holds notable wins over Carina Damm and Barb Honchak since turning pro in 2008.

The UFC’s first women’s fight takes place Feb. 23 at UFC 157, where Rousey defends her bantamweight title against Liz Carmouche. But until Monday, the UFC had announced no other women’s fights, which led to speculation that the company was waiting to see how Rousey-Carmouche did before committing further to women’s MMA.

But UFC President Dana White repeatedly has said the company has female fights lined up and a plan in place. Monday’s Tate-Zingano announcement was the first sign of that.

Along with the welterweight final for Season 17 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” the TUF 17 Finale also features a heavyweight bout between Travis Browne and Gabriel Gonzaga.